SEALED 1968 BLOND Tages Beatles Badfinger Easybeats

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1968 ORIGINAL ~ STILL FACTORY SEALED                       

                                                                                                      BLOND

                                ...USA - FONTANA RECORDS - SRF 67607

STILL SEALED....never opened....Original 1969 first pressing in old unipak gatefold cover of great popsike group from Sweden who formed out of the ashes of the great TAGES...

Blond grew out of the Swedish band Tages, arguably the finest Swedish '60s rock group. After lead singer Tommy Blom left in the late '60s, they changed their name to Blond, the chief creative force being bassist/songwriter Goran Lagerberg (who had also sang some lead in Tages). Blond's 1969 album called the The Lilac Years was recorded in London and released in both Europe and the United States (where it was simply called Blond). Similar to the later recordings of Tages, and perhaps a bit more Anglo-popsike-oriented than Tages, the album was a respectable with echoes of the Idle Race, Hollies, the Beatles, the Easybeats, and the like. At times it got into moody, almost early art rock-like textures, particularly on the lengthy title track. BLOND could have easily passed for a British (or even American) group, but never made significant inroads into the English-speaking market. All said, It's a pleasant, artfully produced, late-'60s British-styled pop/rock with a touch of the Baroque and some psychedelic ideas. Certainly the best track is "The Lilac Years," a rather out-of-character, moody epic with classical-influenced organ. When the good-timey vibe is leavened by some melancholy here and there in other spots, as on "I'll Bring You Flowers" (which has more of that early Procol Harum/late Zombies-type organ), the results are again more fetching and affecting.
Two new members replaced a couple of the ex-Tages, lead guitarist Anders Topel and rhythm guitarist Danne Larsson, after the album was recorded (but before it was released). Blond disbanded in 1970.

1. Deep Inside My Heart
2. Sailing Across the Ocean
3. Six White Horses
4. Time Is Mine
5. The Girl I Once Had
6. The Lilac Years
7. I Wake Up and Call
8. I Pick Up the Bus
9. There's a Man Standing in the Corner
10. I Will Bring You Flowers in the Morning
11. Caroline

CONDITION: FACTORY SEALED (never opened in 42 years)...small middle delete drill is all... no split seams, no bends and no writing.... 

keeper!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record